Jon v Leipzig wrote:
> Jim34 wrote:
>> 'Every December schools and local governments are confronted with the
>> question of how to approach the holidays without favoring
>> onereligious faith over another or making some feel uncomfortable
>> because their religious background is different from others.
>>
>> To help negotiate the "December Dilemma," the Anti-Defamation League
>> (ADL) provides public schools and government institutions nationwide
>> with materials and information on how to keep public recognition of
>> the December holidays respectful, welcoming and constitutionally
>> permissible.'
>>
>> http://www.adl.org/PresRele/RelChStSep_90/5183_90.htm
>
> Strange, seems like celebrating CHRISTMAS has been "constitutionally
> permissible" for over 200 years.

You are correct, but all that's changed recently. There are no more
"Christmas" holidays, it's now "Winter" holidays. Religious themed carols
cannot be sung in assembly, trees are, for the most part, out, and so on.
Some of this was done by over-exuberant administrators. It was this
irrational suppression that the ADL was trying to address.


> Oh, never mind...I'll do my part to avoid offending Jewish merchants.
> I'll try not to buy any CHRISTMAS gifts from them.

Unlike some other religions, its okay with Jews for somebody else to be a
Christian. The official Jewish position is that Christianity is a good and
holy road to God.

Last week I helped my Christian neighbor put up his outside decorations.

And wished him a "Merry Christmas."